OK so this was my first time in Davao and I made sure that I would document all of what we did there, the places we went to and the food we ate. This was 72 hours of “offline” life and it was worth it. 6 hours travel time and end result…Davao was great! and to prove it here are some pics from the time we were travelling on the way to davao and going back to CDO…
Check out the other pictures here
This has to be one of the craziest video dubbed out there by our fellow filipinos…Although I don’t understand Ilonggo…this is just hilarious. Can somebody translate this in bisaya?? \m/^_^
Yes, Cagayan de Oro city’s authority website launches it’s Real Estate section. Aside from providing reliable information about our beloved Cagayan de Oro, we now feature the latest real estate properties in the bay area as well as from other places like Manila.
The Real estate section would feature different broker information, agricultural lands for sale, condos and other real estate properties. This is a breakthorugh for CDOkay now and we hope it would all go out well.
So for all those interested in real estate advertising, please contact us at info at cdokay dot com - we ought to help you out with reaching your target market.
Geeks shall rule the world!…I.T. geeks all over Mindanao has gathered for this event to compete who’s geekest of them all. This was held at SM city Cagayan de Oro, July 14 and started at 1 in the afternoon. This event was made possible by StickyMedia Solutions - a philippine outsourcing company, STI Cagayan de Oro, Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and SM City CDO with it’s web partner CDOKAY - an e-magazine website of Cagayan de Oro city.
There were 17 schools who were up for the challenge and the participating schools were: Ampayon, Agusan del Norte:Northern Mindanao State Institute of Science & Technology; Claveria, Misamis Oriental:Misamis Oriental State College of Agriculture & Technology; Cagayan de Oro City:Capitol University, Informatics Computer Institute, Liceo de Cagayan University, Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan; Davao City: University of Immaculate Conception; Iligan City: Iligan Computer Institute; Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, St. Peter’s College; Malaybalay City: Bukidnon State University; Ozamiz City: La Salle University, Misamis University; Valencia City: AMA Computer Learning Center; Zamboanga City: Ateneo de Zamboanga University.
On the final round only 5 schools passed the preliminary and semi-final rounds to compete for the champion, 1st and 2nd places. It was indeed a nerve-wracking round for the students since it was a right minus wrong portion. They were pretty tense about it, knowing they could get a wrong answer and get deducted from their points.
And so the event came to an end, there was a new champion, Ateneo de Zamboanga!. 1st place was MSU-IIT and UIC came on 2nd.
The Prizes…
Champion: P5,000.00 each, one computer set, Presidential trophy, plaque and iPod Shuffles from Accenture; Second Place: P3,000.00 each, one scanner, Presidential trophy, plaque and gym bags from Accenture; Third Place: P2,000.00 each, one printer, Presidential trophy, plaque and backpacks fromAccenture.
With this kind of event, it’s good to know that we have indeed promising students in Mindanao who can work for I.T. companies and excel in their chosen field. See y’all next year and get ready to be chosen for the next IT Quiz Tournament 2008.
Disclaimer: I just received this from e-mail and have nothing to do with the article. Also, I am really not an avid fan of Pinoy Big Brother show. Just thought of posting it here since the topic was quite disturbing. Read on…
From my inbox…
The truth shall set us free….hehehehe…This was sent by an employee of ABS who was part of the PBB production:
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I have worked for ABS-CBN for almost 4 years now, since i finished my MA on mass com - broadcast communication in 2003. as part of production on news and current affairs, my work has been mostly rewarding, with good benefits despite the low base pay (i’m including this part so you would understand why i accepted the offer to be transferred to conceptualization of some reality shows particularly the current one, PBB.) because of the sensitivity of my status (i am still working there) i cannot divulge my name, gender and current position in ABS CBN. still, i would like to inform those who are interested (who, most probably, are now wondering why Wendy Valdez is still inside the house and not evicted yet, as most must have assumed.)When i was asked if i wanted to be part of the conceptualization of the current and upcoming reality shows that ABS-CBN would be showing (with higher compensation, obviously), i accepted the offer. how bad can it get, i said, since most of these shows run on public voting and my job would mostly include thinking of the “challenges” that Kuya instructs the housemates to do.Apparently, conceptualization incorporates more than that. as i have known after the pre-screening of the auditioners, as early as the application process, we have to note who we think will “attract the public most” and who we think will “make the ratings go off the roof.” after the initial screening, we had to choose the top 100 of the batch, and even though some did not “theoretically pass” the audition (some weren’t able to complete the documents needed), since they have mass appeal, they made it to the first cut, and some were even included in the finalists that entered the BB house.
As you all know, the eviction process is supposed to be based on the votes that the “nominated housemates” - the housemate with the lowest vote will be evicted. i dont know about the previous editions of the PBB (since i only worked under this series this season), but what surprised us the most was when we were informed that the voting only affects the decision minimally - that the voting actually shows who the public wants to see again the following day - but that was it. the truth is, there are so-called “talent auditors.” these people are the ones who really put the big decision as to who will be evicted, and who will stay. of course, this never became obvious since i cannot deny the fact that we receive millions of votes during eviction night. that is, until wendy was evicted, and then later returned to join the housemates who are legitimately still in the contest. and the reason is this: the wendy-bruce loveteam is working. have you ever noticed why most of the episodes are focused on the wendy-bruce loveteam? it is because ratings are really high, meaning that people want to see how their relationship develops.I have never received this much question about my work before. my friends want to know how someone who was already evicted be suddenly returned to the house. actually, that is one of the “twists” that are really planned to be included in the show. but there are actually 3 evicted housemates that were vying to be returned to the house, and wendy was one of them. we were asked who we think should be the one to return to the house, and zeke won. but after discussing that the wendy-bruce love team was too interesting to abruptly end, it was wendy who got the spot. aside from that, we were later informed by one of the production managers who was disappointed with the decision, wendy was “direk dyogi’s pet.”I told this story to some of my friends, and they were surprised to know the truth, particularly because some of them were voting for their favorite contestant. i told them only one thing - that they are just wasting their money in voting. as i have personally seen, the path of the contest is already drawn, and the voting only affects the decision minimally, as i have said. this only tells us who the public wants to see again inside the house. the eviction of nel tonight is the classic example. nel got the 2nd lowest number of votes, wendy got the lowest. but the administrators think that perhaps the wendy-bruce loveteam is still up, so we had to give it one last shot. if the ratings go down, or if on tuesday (the next eviction night), wendy still gets the lowest vote, she’s out of the contest.
I did not want to reveal all of these, partly because of my loyalty to the company that has given me so much over the years, but i personally think that it is unfair to make one suffer for another’s gain. since i have done background checks on the housemates, i know for a fact that nel isn’t very well-off, and should have been given his chance fairly. i feel bad to know that i am included in a ploy to confuse and even fool people into believing that they control the outcome of the show. that is why i went ahead and did this post. i wanted people to know how PBB works.
If you really want to let the network know how disappointed you are with the outcome, make the ratings go down at least until tuesday. and do not waste your money in voting, or if you really want to and have the means to do so, vote for who you really think should be included in the big 4 - this way, hopefully, wendy will be out on tuesday for good.###
tsk tsk tsk, where is the morality in that, abscbn?”
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It’s disturbing to know that all this time, ABS-CBN just fools their viewers, letting them know they control the show by having the right to vote thru text to decide who will stay in the PBB house but unknowingly the path of the contest is already drawn. That is just so lame….what do you think guys?
The correct way to cook instant noodles without harming our bodies and health. Normally, how we cook the instant noodles is to put the noodles into a pot with water, throw in the powder and let it cook for 3 mins around and then ready to eat.
This is the WRONG method of cooking the instant noodles.
By doing this, when we actually boil the ingredients in the powder, normally with MSG, it will change the molecular structures of the MSG causing it to be toxic.
The other thing that you may or may not realized is that, the noodles are coated with wax and it will take around 4 to 5 days for the body to excrete the wax after you have taken the noodles.
CORRECT method , which you may or may not know, is to cook the noodles this way :
1. boil the noodles in a pot with water.
2. once the noodles is cooked, take out the noodles, and throw away the water which contains wax.
3. boil another pot of water till boiling and put the noodles into the hot boiling water and then shut the fire.
4. only at this stage when the fire is off, and while the water is very hot, put the ingredient with the powder into the water, to make noodle soup.
5. however, if you need dry noodles, take out the noodles and add the ingredient with the powder and toss it to get dry noodles.
Share this info and help save a life.
Yeepee!!..and they have finally decided to release it…June 29 will be the date where you can get the next HOT gadget on the market(in America)…the iPhone!……..Unfortunately, they’re gonna release it here in the Philippines next year(2008)..so we still need to wait a couple of months….
I have seen the video keynote address of the Apple CEO Steve Jobs introducing the iPhone and mann I just can’t wait to get my hands on that thing. It makes me crave for it…The moment that thing goes out here in the Philippines, I’m dumping my O2 right away and sure get an iPhone….Imagine an iPod, a revolutionary phone and a breakthrough internet device in one! and you could choose from a 4GB to a 8GB model…How good can it get?!…
I got my eyes on this one already…although I’m still a little bit skeptical of its abilities, I must say I would only truly agree with Apple that they have indeed reinvented mobile technology when I have personally have my hands on their iPhone….but so far, the had me at scrolling too….\m/^_^\m/
